Evy Michaels

The first step to healing is to make peace with your scars

Like seeds we start small, grow together and stand tall

Whenever they say I am outgoing, I say...We must have met on the dance floor

You live on in the wind that wraps around me to remind me of the absence of your embraceYou live on in her eyes, when she looks at me I see your faceYou live on in the moon that revives the light you shone in my nightYou live on in her smile, when she laughs at my jokes, your voice echoes in her throatYou live on in our song that I play on Saturdays all day longYou live on in her touch, when she wipes my tears away and assures me I'll see you againYou live on...When I'm with her, you're with us

I see prisoners; those whose minds have been caged by people's ideologies of how they should liveInternally displaced persons who have settled for a lot in life that isn't there'sTell me, how powerful is this fear that you surrender even before the war has beganHow minute is this belief in yourself that you look in the mirror and dare to tell the person on the other side you won't amount to anything?Shame!Set yourself free; rise above your fears and fight. Look in that mirror and declare woe unto those who venture to stand in your way. this is your life, yours alone, use it wisely

Whatever you do, be fierce, be fearless

I know I am brave because the thought of giving up scares me more than the thought of fighting

I am defined not just by what you see, but by the potential within me, the possibilities I represent

You cannot put me downYou shall not clothe me with a frownYou certainly won't transform me into a clownNor turn my clear black and white into indecisive brownMy aspirations, my dreams, my future, you shall not drownNeither can you drive me into mad townI'm unshakable

Delight in your weaknesses because they make you strongerDelight in your imperfections because they make you perfectRejoice in your sorrow because it adds to your joyRelish at your pain because it makes your relief worth whileBe glad when you are sad because it accentuates your happinessBe happy when they put you down because it makes you fight that much harderAccept when you are corrected because it adds to your wisdomLaugh at your tearsConfront your nightmaresForgive your enemiesLove them all

Dream itSee itFeel itBe it

You know you want meI can be your mouth's delightYou don't have to work hard to impress meMy price is just rightSo join me on this rideAnd let's get cheesy all day and night - Pizza

A smile is a God given sun that lights up our lives in the midst of darkness

My days have turned into strugglesMy weeks into fightsMy months into battlesMy years, a warIt__ becoming a lifetime of desperationA lifetime of sorrowA lifetime of emptinessA lifeless timeA timeless life

Too scared to fightToo afraid to open my eyesToo small to stand up for myselfToo awake to fight for my dreamsGod please teach me to be brave So that I can brave defeat

You will not be able to envision your future until you block out the words of those who constantly scorch you with discouraging remarks

Sometimes you need to stop fighting to stop drowning

I'm surrounded by men substituting presence for paper and powerFemales whose foundation is filtering their flaws for fameChildren teared up by more issues than tissues to on tear upLeaders promising yester year promises whilst subjects smoke lies like crackHusbands not ashamed to break their own rib giving dogs a good run for that boneFiends disguised as friends with loyalty as strong as spaghettiFamilies turned into factories, do as you're told, cave into the mold, become like the rest pf the foldSociety nonchalant, busy growing a beard, blind to it's beastly reality